| John Navas 2008-02-04, 12:33 pm |
| On 4 Feb 2008 17:37:31 GMT, "Thomas T. Veldhouse" <veldy71@yahoo.com>
wrote in <60p0qrF1rrm2lU1@mid.individual.net>:
>In alt.cellular.sprintpcs John Navas < spamfilter1@navasgro
up.com> wrote:
>
>Whatever you say John ... you know best.
>
>Who holds the patent to W-CDMA again? It seems Qualcomm has some share of the
>intellectual property in W-CDMA, and since GSM is open. W-CDMA certainly
>maintains the ability to be backward compatible with GSM.
There are a host of patents on UMTS (W-CDMA), most of which aren't held
by Qualcomm, as reported in the raging patent disputes,in which Qualcomm
hasn't been doing very well.
<http://www.internetnews.com/bus-new...cle.php/3695011>
Nokia Takes Qualcomm Patent Beef to ITC
August 17, 2007
Qualcomm's legal problems continued to pile up today as bitter legal
foe Nokia is seeking an International Trade Commission (ITC) ban on
the U.S. import of certain Qualcomm mobile chips, chipsets and
handsets.
According to Nokia, Qualcomm infringes on five Nokia patents in its
CDMA and WCDMA/GSM chipsets. The Finnish handset maker claims
Qualcomm engages in unfair trade practices by importing or selling
products that allegedly infringe on Nokia's patents.
...
The San Diego-based Qualcomm is already facing an ITC order banning
the import of Qualcomm future 3G mobile broadband handset models and
cell phones in a separate legal action by rival Broadcom.
...
In the ITC case brought by Broadcom, the trade agency determined that
Qualcomm infringed on Broadcom patents related to power-saving
technology.
The ITC banned Qualcomm chips and chipsets used in handheld wireless
communications devices, including cellular telephone handsets that
operate on EV-DO and WCDMA networks used by Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and
T-Mobile USA. Police, fire and other first responders also use
equipment with Qualcomm chips.
<http://www.lockergnome.com/teleclic...mm-patent-case/>
Nokia Wins Preliminary Victory in Qualcomm Patent Case
December 15, 2007
A judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission has issued an
initial ruling against Qualcomm, in the San Diego chipmaker’s patent
infringement complaint against Finnish handset maker, Nokia.
The judge found no intellectual property infringement or violation on
the part of Nokia, with regard to three of Qulacomm’s patents. In
addition to this, Qualcomm patent #473 was found to be invalid.
The judge’s initial determination will now be reviewed by the
International Trade Commission, which intends to issue a final ruling
by April 14, 2008.
>But I defer to you
>... you know best.
Discourtesy only serves to make your case less persuasive. Likewise
your lack of anything to support your argument.
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Best regards, FAQ FOR AT&T (CINGULAR) WIRELESS:
John Navas <http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/AT&T_Wireless_FAQ>
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